Jaishankar urges dialogue as West Asia attacks threaten global shipping

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called for dialogue and diplomacy to end the West Asia conflict, and said international waterways must remain safe and open. Speaking at the 21st East Asia Summit in Manila, he said attacks on seafarers, civilian shipping and infrastructure could not be accepted. Jaishankar also spoke on the South China Sea, Myanmar, cyber scam centres and the Israel-Palestine issue, while underlining India’s commitment to ASEAN centrality, regional stability and a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. His remarks came amid rising tensions in West Asia, where commercial vessels have come under attack and several Indian…

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